{"product_id":"park-seobo-isbn-9788891833174","title":"Park Seo-Bo","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis is the definitive monograph on the “godfather” of Korean contemporary art, master painter Park Seo-Bo, also the founder of Korea’s Dansaekhwa movement.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePark  Seo-Bo  was  born  in  1931,  in  Yecheon,  Gyeo-ngbuk,  South  Korea,  as  part  of  a  generation  that  was deeply   affected   by   the   Korean   War   (1950–1953). While in Paris in 1961, he initially experimented with Western  abstraction.  Returning  to  Korea,  he  began exploring  a  more  introspective  methodology  based on Taoist and Buddhist philosophies, as well as traditional Korean calligraphy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Park  is  best  known  for  his  “Écriture”  series  of  paintings.  Beginning  in  the  late  1960s,  this  lifelong  work encapsulates  his  deeply  spiritual  approach,  which  is inextricably linked to notions of time, space, and materiality.  Park  began  his  practice  using  recurrent  pencil lines  incised  into  a  monochromatic  freshly  painted surface. He later developed this language by applying hanji (traditional Korean handmade mulberry paper), to the surface of his canvases. Along with very precise introductions  of  color,  this  transformed  his  practice while continuing his quest for achieving “emptiness” through a meticulous process of reduction. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Beautifully  showcased  in  this  seminal  book,  Park’s masterworks embody the core philosophy of contemplative  mark-making.  Evoking  the  natural  landscapes and scenery of his motherland, Park’s keen sensibility for  colors,  shapes,  and  textures  traces  the  memories of his childhood through to his invaluable artistic and educational legacies for Korea.\u003cb\u003eRosa Maria Falvo\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed writer, editor, and curator, specializing in Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern contemporary art, based in Melbourne and Milan. \u003cb\u003eLee Jin Joo\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer and essayist in Korea, and former news reporter who has published several books on education, literature, media, science, and feminism.","brand":"Rizzoli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305376305381,"sku":"NP9788891833174","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9788891833174.jpg?v=1767734516","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/park-seobo-isbn-9788891833174","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}